Privacy and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance are critical for all online stores operating in or selling to customers in the EU and EEA – including Norway. Shopify has built-in features that help you comply with privacy requirements in a simple and structured way. This is especially true when combined with Shopify Markets, where selling to multiple countries makes regulations extra complex.

Appsalon assists customers with setting up and maintaining solutions that meet both GDPR and other relevant data processing and consent requirements.

What does GDPR mean for online stores?

GDPR requires all businesses that process personal data to:

  • Collects data in a legal and transparent manner

  • Informs users about what data is collected and why

  • Gives users the right to access, deletion and data portability

  • Ensures secure storage and processing of data

This applies to everything from customer registration and payment data to email marketing and analytics tools.

How Shopify supports GDPR

Shopify has developed a number of tools and settings to make it easier to comply with privacy requirements. These include:

  • Automatic processing of requests for deletion or access to customer data

  • Tools for consent-based cookie collection

  • Option to display privacy policy and cookie banner

  • Internal audit and control routines for data processing

Shopify also offers detailed APIs and control panels to handle data portability and deletion.

📘 Read more: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/privacy-and-security/privacy/gdpr/comply-with-gdpr

GDPR + Shopify Markets = Complexity solved

When you sell to multiple markets through Shopify Markets, privacy becomes extra important. Different countries have different interpretations and levels of GDPR requirements. Shopify lets you customize settings per market, including:

  • Custom cookie banners and consent setup

  • Localized privacy texts and legal content

  • Region-specific data processing and storage settings

Appsalon helps you set up Shopify Markets in a way that ensures privacy is maintained – without compromising usability or conversion.

Our role in ensuring compliance

We at Appsalon assist you with:

  • Implementation of GDPR-compliant cookie management (e.g. via Cookiebot or similar)

  • Update to privacy policy and terms

  • Testing deletion requests and visibility

  • Guidance on international scaling with a focus on privacy

We ensure that you have peace of mind that your online store complies with regulations - and at the same time build trust with your customers.

Summary: safer store with built-in privacy

Shopify gives you a solid technical platform to meet today's and tomorrow's data security and privacy requirements. With Appsalon as your partner, you get a concrete plan and practical implementation that makes it easy to stay within the law - while operating efficiently and profitably.

👉 Read more in Shopify's GDPR guide: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/privacy-and-security/privacy/gdpr/comply-with-gdpr